First look at damage wrought by Hurricane Irma in Fort Myers on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017. The storm made landfall in Southwest Florida Sunday morning and traveled up the Gulf Coast.
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Around that time, someone threw a brick through the window at the 7-Eleven on the corner of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Evans Avenue. An employee was inside sweeping when it happened. The suspect saw the employee and ran off, Rodriguez said.

Later, an officer was conducting patrols when he saw a problem with an entrance to the RaceTrac on the corner of U.S. 41 and Edison Avenue. He pulled up, shined his light at it and spotted a woman inside. The woman was arrested, Rodriguez said.

The department's mission right now is ensuring the safety and security of residents and their property, Rodriguez said. Many people have left their businesses and homes vacant to seek shelter from Hurricane Irma, and some still haven't returned.

Drive around Cape Coral, and you’ll see branches and plant debris in the roads, neighborhoods without power, leaning street signs, toppled fences and some minor flooding. But no major structural damage.
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First look at damage wrought by Hurricane Irma in Fort Myers on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017. The storm made landfall in Southwest Florida Sunday morning and traveled up the Gulf Coast.
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Hurricane Irma has flooded part of Burnt Store Road in Cape Coral. The flooding is north of Northwest 26th Terrace. The extent isn't clear, and Cape emergency officials didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Like most in this Lehigh Acres neighborhood, Guima Martial and his family found shelter on higher ground from Hurricane Irma. For two days he's tried to check on his home. Now he's going back.
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Alvin Avenue in Lehigh Acres, Florida, is one of more than a dozen streets that are severely flooded as a result of Hurricane Irma. Hundreds of residents are stranded by the high water and most don't have power.
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Utilities trucks from across the country were lined up for miles on Interstate 75 southbound Sept. 12, 2017. The trucks used the weigh station as a staging area before they deployed to every corner of the state to help millions get back on the grid.
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